About the Deer-Forest Study
Pennsylvania forests face many challenges - invasive plants, insect outbreaks, soil acidity, tree diseases, and even deer. This study is being conducted to better understand the role of deer in the context of all these challenges and to help Pennsylvania’s forest and wildlife managers better manage deer and the forest.
January 12, 2025
Auto Repairs and Celestial Predictors
A down-time habit of mine (my wife might argue it’s an obsession) is to watch auto repair videos on YouTube. […]
Read More
January 6, 2025
The Heat Is On…
Almost 10 years ago we wrote a blog post about temperature and buck movements during the rut. If you enjoy […]
December 19, 2024
Little Less Conversation
Often when researching a post, I stumble down a rabbit hole on another topic. Fluffy led me to hair pigmentation […]
December 12, 2024
Was the 2024 Rut Unusual?
Memory is a funny thing. It can be influenced by many things – emotion, language, context. Facts are only one […]
November 21, 2024
Over the Hump
We’re on the downhill side of the rut. More than half of females are now pregnant. The Rut Tracker is […]
November 12, 2024
Mean or Median?
Last week Shane asked how different a graph of median movements might be compared to the mean. A great question […]
November 8, 2024
Near Peak Performance
As I write this, we are 5 days away from 50% of females being bred. That means males are at, […]
November 6, 2024
How Useful is the Mean?
Well, have you heard the joke about the forester, wildlife biologist, and statistician that went hunting? The statistician had never […]
October 30, 2024
Exponential Increase
On average, you should be seeing an increase in buck movements – as in the ones you have never seen […]
October 23, 2024
Is Anyone Out There?
It’s been amazing October weather and the early muzzloader season is open! Are you out there? The mornings might be […]
October 16, 2024
Miles and Miles to Go
The woods are lovely, dark and deep,But I have promises to keep,And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to […]
November 22, 2023
Don’t be Late for your Date!
I’ve found game cameras are the most fun when you use the video feature. Rather than getting snapshots in time, […]
2024 Rut Tracker
Last updated through December 2, 2024 (As data are uploaded, the most recent estimates may not include data from all […]
November 20, 2018
Patterning a buck in the rut
Realm of possibility or exercise in futility?
January 6, 2017
So…about those rut movies
The rut is over but we’ll do our best to keep it alive for you…a little while longer.
September 2, 2016
There’s the Rut…
…and then there is breeding.
November 14, 2014
How to Predict the Rut
If you’re serious about archery hunting, it is useful to know when the rut will occur each year. We let you in on a secret!
November 28, 2024
Are We Tired Yet?
Whether they like it or not, it will no longer be bird season on Saturday and my setters will have […]
September 25, 2024
Did you pass our quiz?
We had a lot of fun with our 10th Anniversary Quiz. And now we are here to tell you how […]
March 14, 2024
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 24-9
———————————————————————————- From the Northern Crew: Greetings from the North. First a Haiku: Spring is on the wayTraps are moving, deer […]
March 7, 2024
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 24-8
[Comments in brackets are by Jeannine and Duane] ———————————————————————————- From the Northern Crew: Greetings from the North. We started our […]
October 18, 2023
Cold Wet Winds of Change
I always get questions about how deer respond to weather. We have tried to address this in many different ways […]
July 5, 2023
A Walk in the Woods
Summer is a great time to get outside. Pennsylvania is full of hiking opportunities. Sometimes even deer take a hike. […]
April 6, 2023
Deer Crew Diaries – Entry 23-9
[Comments in brackets are by Jeannine and Duane] ———————————————————————————- From the Northern Crew: Greetings from the Susquehannock Deer Crew, This […]
